1. Bias-Free Language Revise the following sentences to make the language more inclusive. An example is shown:

Poor: Each participant is required to supply his own computer.

Improved: Please bring your own computer to the workshop.

a. We’d like to welcome Angus Ross, 48, to the accounting department.

b. Despite his mental retardation, Billy has become an essential part of Ms. Clermont’s recycling team.

c. Man-made materials, such as plastic bags, take hundreds of years to break down in landfills.

d. Bob Longclaws is quite talkative for an Indian.

e. For someone who is only 22, Amina showed surprisingly good judgment and maturity.

f. Send an email to the webmaster if you find a problem with a hyperlink.

g. All members of the executive council and their wives will receive invitations to the banquet.

h. Each manager should inform his staff that the new contract will come into effect on January 1.

i. Even though he is a straight white man, Percy is a good dancer and has excellent fashion sense.

j. Confined to a wheelchair since a collision with a moose, Steven Fletcher has gone on to a distinguished career as a Member of Parliament.